Refrigerator current load
"Tom Del Rosso" wrote:
Jeff Urban wrote:
We measured a new fridge at the store, had to talk the manager into
it but I built a box with a cord and outlet and a wire looped outside
for a clamp on ammeter.
We got a peak of like 9 amps or so to start but then it went be;ow
one amp.
Thanks to all. This is good, so I can put some other loads on the
fridge outlet.
Newer ones seem to draw less on auto defrost. I think some older ones may
draw a bunch, like 10 amps or more.
Greg
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